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      New RTI Technology for Palæography

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      Proceedings of EVA London 2019 (EVA 2019)
      Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
      8 - 11 July 2019
      Polynomial texture mapping (PTM), Palæography, Archaeology, Roman writing tablets
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            Abstract

            A new illumination dome has been designed for palæographic use. It has the innovation that the majority of the 128 LED lights are concentrated at low angles of elevation, to increase angular resolution and enable finer discrimination of surface features. Image processing techniques applied to subsets of the images enable the enhancement of surface features. A new web-based OxRTIViewer provides options for multiple annotation and drawing layers, enabling palæographers anywhere easily to view each other’s interpretations and collaborate across the internet. With this new system, we are creating a platform for crowd-sourcing of epigraphy, opening a new path for collaborative digital scholarship and direct public engagement with Roman writing tablets.

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            Contributors
            Conference
            July 2019
            July 2019
            : 174-181
            Affiliations
            [0001]Engineering Sciences

            University College London,

            London, UK
            [0002]Archaeological Science

            Oxford University,

            Oxford, UK
            [0003]Faculty of Classics

            Oxford University,

            Oxford, UK
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.34
            9733d85d-2a49-42f8-b991-6984f91b731a
            © MacDonald et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of EVA London 2019, UK

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            Proceedings of EVA London 2019
            EVA 2019
            London, UK
            8 - 11 July 2019
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
            History
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            Palæography,Polynomial texture mapping (PTM),Archaeology, Roman writing tablets

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